Pinosol for children

Pinosol is a herbal remedy that otolaryngologists often prescribe during the inflammatory process in the nasopharynx. This local drug helps to get rid of the cold, which has a non-allergic nature.

Adults like that such a remedy has both a vasoconstrictor and a softening effect. But is it possible to use Pinosol in the common cold in children? What form of this medication is best for the child and in what dosage to use?

Pinosol is available in four different forms:

• Drops. This version of the drug is a clear liquid, which has a blue or greenish-blue hue. It smells of menthol, eucalyptus and placed in a glass bottle in a volume of 10 ml. On the bottle there is a rubber pipette, closed with a lid. This is the most popular version of the drug, which well softens the mucous membrane, and can also be used for inhalation.
• Spray. This medication is also sold in bottles of 10 ml. For the introduction of the drug on the bottle there is a special metering pump and an adapter that allows you to easily inject the agent into the nose. Inside the vial is a colorless oily solution, which may also be yellowish. Such a liquid is transparent and has a peculiar smell.

• Ointment. This variant of Pinosol looks like a white, transparent mass that smells of essential oils. This nasal ointment is placed in tubes of aluminum 10 grams. A plus medication is a higher concentration of active ingredients. In addition, this medication is very convenient to use before bedtime.
• Cream. This nasal remedy is also a fragrant homogeneous white mass, which is sold in tubes of 10 grams. The composition of the cream is no menthol, so it can be used by patients with intolerance to such a substance. In addition, the basis of this Pinosol is non-greasy, so that after processing the cream does not leave a greasy luster.

Pinosol is a multicomponent drug, since it contains several active substances at once. In all forms of medication is present:

• Eucalyptus oil;
• Thymol (it is obtained from thyme oil);
• alpha tocopherol acetate;
• pine oil (mountain or ordinary).

As part of the droplets, these components are supplemented with peppermint oil and guaiazulene substance, which is extracted from eucalyptus oil. The fifth active substance in the spray is peppermint oil, and the ointment, in addition to the above substances, additionally contains levomenthol.

Among the auxiliary components of droplets and ointments, you can see macrogol ether, antioxidant (butylhydroxyanisole) and apricot oil glyceride ester. In addition, there is vegetable oil in the drops, and in the ointment - white wax and white petroleum jelly.

Pinosol components have a decongestant and anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, they have antiseptic and antimicrobial properties (Pinosol is effective against some streptococci, Escherichia, Staphylococcus, Candida, and other microorganisms).

The use of medication helps to make the secret of the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx less viscous, eliminate puffiness, reduce inflammation and prevent infection. In addition, after treatment with Pinosol, tissue healing is accelerated, which is especially valuable in the chronic inflammatory process.

All types of Pinosol prescribe:

• in acute rhinitis;
• with chronic rhinitis in atrophic form;
• rhinopharyngitis;
• for any other diseases of the nasopharynx, a symptom of which is dryness of the mucous membrane;
• after surgery in the nasopharynx.

Children under two years, no form of Pinosol is not prescribed. If the child is already 2 years old, he is allowed to drip the drug in the form of nasal drops, as well as lubricate the nasal passages with cream or ointment.

Pinosol in spray discharged from the age of three. Earlier use is prohibited due to the high risk of bronchospasm.

Pinosol should not be used in children:

• with allergic rhinitis;
• with hypersensitivity to any component of the medication.

If a cream or ointment is prescribed, then it is important to prevent such forms of the drug from getting into the eyes.

During treatment with Pinosol, local reactions may occur:

• swelling or redness of the mucous membrane;
• burning sensations;
• itching in the nose.

To avoid an allergic reaction to the medication, It is recommended to test using a smaller amount of the drug. If, after a single injection, injection, treatment with a cream or ointment, no negative symptoms have appeared, Pinosol can be used further in the dosage prescribed by the doctor.

Features of treatment with Pinosol depend on the chosen form of the drug. Pinosol in drops is used three times or four times a day. This tool can be dripped directly into the nasal passages of 1-2 drops or applied to cotton swabs and lubricate the nasal cavity.

This form is also used for inhalation. They are made in an inhaler, but not in a nebulizer (there are oils in the preparation), and for one procedure they take 2 ml of the preparation. Manipulation is carried out 2-3 times a day, and the duration of treatment with such Pinosol is usually 5-7 days.

Pinosol spray injected one click into each nostril. The frequency of use is determined by the doctor based on the severity of inflammation of the nasopharynx. The drug can be sprinkled for 3 to 6 days.

To introduce the medication, the cap is removed from the pump, then the fingers are pressed on the dispenser, then the pump is closed with a cap. Before the first use, two sprays of the medication into the air are required. The course of treatment with this form of Pinosol usually lasts up to 10 days.

The drug in the form of a cream or ointment is applied in an amount of about 5 mm to the mucous membrane of each nasal cavity, lubricating the anterior section. To treat the nose with such drugs, you can use both a cotton swab and a cotton swab.

Then the cream or ointment is already placed in the nasal cavity, you should lightly press on the wings of the nose, and thus rub the tool inside. Processing is carried out three times or four times a day.

There have been no cases of the negative effect of a large dose of Pinosol. If you accidentally drip or splash the medicine in an overdose, it is recommended that you monitor the child and consult a doctor if any ailments appear.

There have been no cases of the negative effect of a large dose of Pinosol. If you accidentally drip or splash the medicine in an overdose, it is advisable to monitor the child and in case of any ailments, consult a doctor.

The incompatibility of Pinosol and any other drugs manufacturer does not mention. Such an agent can be used together with other treatments, for example, with local antibacterial agents for green rhinitis (purulent rhinitis) or with anti-inflammatory drugs for adenoids.

Difficulties with the acquisition of Pinosol in drops or in another form in a pharmacy does not arise, because all the options for such drugs are non-prescription drugs.

The average price of a spray is 220-240 rubles, an average of 140-160 rubles must be paid for a bottle of drops, and a tube of ointment costs about 270 rubles.

The shelf life of the drops Pinosol is 3 years, and all other forms of the drug - 2 years. While it has not expired, medications are advised to keep it out of the reach of children, where moisture and sunlight do not enter.

Storage in the refrigerator is not necessary, since the temperature range recommended by the manufacturer is from 15 to 25 degrees Celsius. If the date marked on the package of the drug has passed, such Pinosol should be discarded. Apply an expired product in the treatment of a child is unacceptable.

In the majority of reviews, mothers praise Pinosol for its mild action, good healing effect and plant base. The advantages of the drug include several dosage forms, which allows you to choose the most suitable drug for a particular patient.

According to parents, treatment with Pinosol prevents prolonged runny nose and eliminates dry skinwhich often occurs with rhinitis in the area of ​​the wings of the nose and under the nose. However, as moms say, with a strong nasal congestion, such medicine is less effective than vasoconstrictor agents.

Doctors also speak of Pinosol mostly positively. They emphasize the good effect of the medicine on various types of rhinitis and praise the medicine for its moisturizing effect. However, doctors, among whom Dr. Komarovsky, emphasize that there are a lot of herbal ingredients in Pinosol, so the risk of allergies to such drugs in childhood is quite high.

To prevent dangerous complications (for example, bronchospasm), pediatricians recommend first checking sensitivity, and then drip, lubricate or inject the agent in a full dose.

Tolerability of all forms of the drug is mostly good, but sometimes the drug can provoke allergies. In addition, some children do not like the smell of the drug, and the use of drops can cause sore throat.

As a replacement for Pinosol in the presence of a cold in a child, the doctor may advise:

• Eucasept. The composition of these drops include oils of eucalyptus, fir and peppermint, as well as vitamin E, thymol and azulene. The drug has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects. In the treatment of children it is used from 2 years.
• Miramistin. This antiseptic helps to get rid of bacterial rhinitis, adenoiditis or sinusitis. Children are allowed to bury it at any age.
• Protargol. These drops, containing silver proteinate, are also effective for purulent rhinitis and are permitted from birth.

• Kameton. In such an aerosol and spray there is camphor, eucalyptus oil, chlorbutanol and menthol, so the drug like Pinosol helps to reduce the inflammatory process and at the same time destroy the pathogenic bacteria. In the form of an aerosol, it is used from the age of 5, and in the spray from the age of seven.
• Vibrocil Such drops on the basis of dimethinden and phenylephrine, unlike Pinosol, they help not only with chronic or acute rhinitis, but also with allergic rhinitis. They can drip children older than 1 year.

An overview of popular common cold sprays, including Pinosol, see below.